Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06
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THE other night an attempt was made to
wreck the st. Louis express on the Fitch
burg road, near North Pownal, Vt. Nine
ties were across the rails. Fortunately the
engineer saw the obstruction just in time to
check the train.
A DECISION has been rendered in the
United States Court at Boston sustaining
the demurrer of the Bell Telephone Com
pany against the Government.
The decision in the Federal Court at New
York, in the case of Jacob Sharp, the con-
victed boodler, was adverse to him. He
can now petition the State Court of APP
peals, but in the meantime must go to Sing
Sing.
The American yacht Volunteer defeated
the Scotch yacht Thistle in the first of the
series of races OFF New York on the 9th.
Time: Volunteer, ASS rs; Thistle, 5:12:42.
THE Enterprise Brewing Company of
Philadelphia has made an assignment to
General Stewart. The. assets are stated
to be $3.50, 600.
CARUTHERs & Co., commission merchants
of New York City, made an assignment re-
Gently with S93, 943 liabilities and S12, $50 as
sets.
THE strike Of the American iron works of
Jones & McLaughllns, Pittsburgh, Pa,
ended favorably to the strikers The strike
was for a small advaHce in the roll turner's
department, but nearly 5000 of the other
employees turned out in support.
BY the falling of a brick wall, thirty feet
high, at Lauers' iron ore mines at Alberts,
near Reading, Pa, recently j Jacob Schievely
and Charles Neither, workmen, were in
stantly killed.
OWING to the failure of signal man to
go back far enough, in great fog near
North Grafton, Mass, the other morning, a
through freight train ran into a local pas
senger smashing sixteen cars and killing
Joseph Lohn, a brakeman.
THE Progressive Labor party of New
York has nominated the following ticket:
Secretary of State, John Swinton, of New
York; State Comptroller, II. A. Barker, of
Albany; State Treasurer, Henry E. Merch,
. of New York; Attorney General, Thaddeus
B. Wakeman, of New York. The places
for Surveyor and State Engineer will be
filed by the State Committee.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw, who recently re-
turned to New York from Europe, declares
that he can not and will not be a candidate
for the Presidency.
THE Westinghouse Electric Light Com
pany, of Pittsburgh, aud the Thomson
Houston Electric Light Company, of Bos-
ton, have arranged to consolidate. All
suits between the companies have been
Withdrawn.
MASSACHUSETTS Republicans, at Boston on
the 2Sth, renominated Oliver Ames for Gov
ernor. J. O. A. Bracket was nominated
Secretary of State; Arson ". Beard, for
State Treasurer; Charles R Ladd. for Aud
itor, and A. ]. Waterman, for Attorney
General
New YORK Democrats, at Saratoga on
the 18th, nominated the following ticket:
For Secretary of State, Frederick Cook;
Compi rollsr, Edward Wemple3 State Treas
urer, Lawrence J. Fitzgerald; Attorney
General, Charles E. Tabor; State Engineer,
John Bogert-
COURTNEY defeated Bubear in q rowing
match for 81 400 side at BinghamtOn, n.
", on the 2Sth-
WILLIAM w ATER, student from st.
LOUIS, has been expelled from the college
at New Haven, Conn.,, for hazing.
The New York Court OF Appeals granted
a stay of proceedings in the case OF Jacob
Sharp on the 29tA, just as preparations
We're being made to take him to Sing Sing
A PANIC was narrowly averted in the
Grand Opera House, New York, on the night
of the 18th. The trouble was caused by a
man CRYING ssfire." The police arrested him,
there being no foundation for his cry.
HARRY HILL has closed his notorious re-
sort in New York City.
GEORGE BAXTER, alias John Hickey, was
discharged from the Maine penitentiary the
other day but was at once taken to Detroit,
Mich, to answer to a charge OF murder.